High Plains Gas (HPGS) 10-Q/A 30 Apr 14 2012 Q3 Quarterly report (amended) Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Apr. 04, 2014
Document and Entity Information:	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'High Plains Gas, Inc.	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-12	'
Amendment Flag	'true	'
Amendment Description	'1	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001327195	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	299,239,076	'
Entity Public Float	'	$5.20
Entity Filer Category	'Smaller Reporting Company	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'No	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2012	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Balance Sheets	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	$44,681		$321,227
Accounts receivable, net	'		1,080,967
Deferred financing fees, net	48,106		89,905
Bond commitment fees, net	86,849		100,140
Funds in escrow	'		750,000
Commodity hedge	'		2,182,400
Prepaid and other	52,572		77,199
Assets of discontinued operations	'		9,914,556
Total current assets	232,208		14,516,394
Natural Gas Properties-using successful efforts method	44,114,691		43,553,233
Less accumulated depletion, depreciation, amortization and impairment	-44,114,691		-29,810,300
Natural gas properties-net	'		13,742,933
Property, Plant and Equipment-net	'		326,776
Certificates of deposit - restricted	0		201,988
Other Assets-net	'		147,196
Total Assets	232,208		28,935,287
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	15,891,320		14,380,470
Current portion - term debt	667,415		1,578,432
Current portion - lines of credit	5,315,694		6,225,439
Notes payable - related parties	3,393,949		3,398,838
Liabilities of discontinued operations	4,673,158		'
Total current liabilities	29,941,536		24,004,747
Debt Obligations - term debt, net of current	'		4,615,919
Asset Retirement Obligation	9,679,815		9,320,074
Total liabilities	39,621,351		37,940,740
Preferred stock	'	[1]	'	[1]
Series A Convertible Preferred stock	810,971	[2]	810,971	[2]
Common stock	353,239	[3]	275,714	[3]
Additional paid in capital	61,773,658		53,229,680
Accumulated deficit	-102,327,011		-63,321,818
Total stockholders' deficit	-39,389,143		-9,005,453
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit	$232,208		$28,935,287
[1]	$.001 par value: 20,000,000 authorized; 0 issued and outstanding
[2]	$1,000 par value: 2,500 authorized; 810.971 and 810.971 issued and outstanding, respectively
[3]	$.001 par value: 500,000,000 authorized; 353,239,076 and 275,714,410 issued and outstanding, respectively

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Statements of Operations	'	'	'	'
Natural gas revenue	'	$2,784,663	$2,143,458	$10,191,744
Total Revenue	'	2,784,663	2,143,458	10,191,744
Lease operating expense and production taxes	228,999	1,514,961	4,790,737	10,443,214
General and administrative expense	1,462,578	1,759,713	6,693,859	6,401,347
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion	247,504	1,844,446	2,461,445	5,580,557
Other operating expenses	'	10,872	581,292	684,389
Amortization of bond commitment / financing fees	109,848	807,743	341,801	2,403,173
Realized commodity hedge (gain)	-52,837	-129,140	-771,733	-337,645
Impairment of natural gas properties	'	2,565,270	13,440,869	2,565,270
Impairment expense - other assets	240,757	'	240,757	'
Abandonment of natural gas properties	'	2,748	'	4,127,758
Total Costs and Expenses	2,236,849	8,376,613	27,779,027	31,868,063
Operating (loss) from continuing operations	-2,236,849	-5,591,950	-25,635,569	-21,676,319
Other income expense	61,048	27,522	-183,469	88,665
(Loss) on valuation of equity securities	'	-1,751,602	'	-2,645,108
Unrealized commodity hedge gain (loss)	'	1,157,117	'	1,128,902
(Loss) on extinguishment of debt and liabilities	-360,015	-4,323,581	-1,649,314	-4,856,513
Interest (expense)	-1,941,601	-549,843	-2,516,143	-1,855,288
Total Other Income (Expense)	-2,240,568	-5,440,387	-4,348,926	-8,139,342
Net (loss) from continuing operations	-4,477,417	-11,032,337	-29,984,495	-29,815,661
Loss from discontinued operations	-5,353,241	'	-9,019,698	'
Net (loss)	-9,830,658	-11,032,337	-39,004,193	-29,815,661
Preferred stock dividend	-30,405	'	-86,980	'
Net (loss) applicable to common stockholders	($9,861,063)	($11,032,337)	($39,091,173)	($29,815,661)
Continuing operations	($0.01)	($0.06)	($0.09)	($0.18)
Discontinued operations	($0.02)	'	($0.03)	'
Total basic and diluted net (loss) per share	($0.03)	($0.06)	($0.12)	($0.18)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted	351,324,443	181,547,173	327,925,252	170,204,573

CONDENSED_CONSOLIDATED_STATEME1

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Statements of Cash Flows	'	'
Net (loss)	($39,004,193)	($29,815,661)
Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and accretion	2,461,445	5,580,057
Amortization of bond commitment / financing fees	341,801	2,403,173
Abandonment of natural gas properties	'	4,127,758
Amortization of debt discount	17	471,650
Unrealized commodity hedge loss / (gain)	2,182,401	-1,128,902
Stock and warrant based compensation	2,691,932	364,548
Stock issued for services	313,455	1,017,004
Stock issued for commitment fee	166,663	150,644
Impairment of natural gas properties	13,440,869	2,565,270
Impairment expense - other assets	240,757	'
Loss on fair value of securities	'	2,645,108
Loss on extinguishment of debt	63,646	4,856,513
Loss on debt conversion	453,567	'
Loss on debt conversion related party	856,415	'
Interest added to related party notes payable	'	180,856
Decrease (Increase) in accounts receivable	1,088,400	-310,259
Decrease in prepaid and other assets	-364,403	-115,007
Increase in accounts payables and accrued liabilities	1,695,800	8,810,551
Decrease in assets of discontinued operations	9,914,556	'
Increase in liabilities of discontinued operations	4,673,158	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,216,286	1,803,303
Additions to oil and gas properties	-11,424	-1,114,949
Deposits on acquisition of oil and gas property	'	-2,000,000
Purchase of equipment	-164,461	-552,864
Net cash (used in) investing activities	-175,885	-3,667,813
Proceeds from notes payable	750,000	'
Repayment of notes payable	-780,765	'
Proceeds from related party notes payable	'	892,261
Repayment of related party notes payable	-100,000	-695,541
Proceeds from line of credit	'	75,000
Repayment of line of credit	-909,744	-379,334
Proceeds from term debt	'	2,110,000
Repayment of term debt	'	-1,504,580
Warrants issued for cash	'	1,000,000
Stock issued for cash, net of fees	'	2,054,889
Payment of bond commitment fees	-216,438	-214,951
Payment of financing fees	-60,000	-770,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-1,316,947	2,567,744
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	-276,546	703,234
Cash and Equivalents, at beginning of period	321,227	208,823
Cash and Equivalents, at end of period	44,681	912,057
Cash paid for interest	$324,539	$539,360

Note_1_Organization

Note 1: Organization	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 1: Organization	'
	NOTE 1:  ORGANIZATION
	High Plains Gas, Inc. (the “Company, “We, “Our”), a Nevada corporation, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, provides construction services, and repair and maintenance services primarily to the energy and energy related industries primarily located in Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma and Texas, and produces natural gas in the Powder River Basin in Northeast Wyoming.  During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, we commenced a strategic shift in operations from primarily natural gas production to a more focused approach towards energy construction services and repair and maintenance services. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we shut in our natural gas producing assets. In February 2013, our Energy Construction Services, and Repair and Maintenance Services division discontinued its operations, coinciding with the disposition of Miller Fabrication, LLC (“Miller”) (Note 5). On March 28, 2013, we executed an Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Corporation and Chama Technologaes, Inc. (“Chama”), a Nevada corporation, for the purchase by Chama of a controlling stock interest in High Plains.
	The terms of the acquisition are substantially as follows:
	The Agreement requires that the Company complete a 1 for 1,000 reverse split of High Plains Gas common stock.  Upon completion of the reverse stock split, we will have approximately 305,000 shares of common stock outstanding.  Pursuant to the merger, we were to issue to Chama shareholders 25,000,000 shares of High Plains Gas stock.  We assumed approximately $4,000,000 in obligations owed to previous shareholders of RWM Resources, Inc. an entity that was previously owed by Chama.
	As the Company is delinquent in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) the impact of the merger agreement cannot be effectuated through the rules and regulations of FINRA and consequently has not been effectuated in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.

Note_2_Going_Concern

Note 2: Going Concern	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 2: Going Concern	'
	NOTE 2: GOING CONCERN
	As of September 30, 2012 our current liabilities exceeded our current assets by $29,709,328 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our net loss from continuing operations was ($29,984,495), while our loss from discontinued operations amounted to ($9,019,698).  Our results of operations have resulted in an accumulated deficit of ($102,327,011) and a total stockholders’ deficit of ($39,389,143) as of September 30, 2012.  We currently have no production related to our natural gas properties and the operations related to our Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance Division have been discontinued. We have past due debt obligations and a significant amount of current liabilities that are past due. If additional financing is not available and or if we are unable to fund our operating cash flow needs the Company may be unable to continue to exist.

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	'
	NOTE 3:  BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
	Basis of Presentation.  The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q.  They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for a complete financial presentation.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.  Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes which are included as part of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
	Liquidity.  The Company incurred a net loss from continuing operations of ($29,984,495) and losses from discontinued operations of ($9,019,698) during the first nine months of 2012, had negative working capital of $29,709,328 and an accumulated deficit of ($102,327,011). As a result the Company is in technical default of certain covenants contained in its credit and loan agreement with its primary lender. The holder of the promissory note under this credit and loan agreement may at its option give notice to the Company that the amount is immediately due and payable. As a result, $5.3 million of the Company’s long-term debt has been classified as a current liability in the accompanying unaudited balance sheet at September 30, 2012.
	The Company’s recurring losses, negative working capital and lack of revenue resulting from the shutting in of its gas producing assets in May 2012 coupled with the discontinued operations of its Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance Services business segment raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
	The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include adjustments to reflect the future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
	Business Segment Information. The Company had historically been comprised of two operating segments: (1) Natural Gas Production and (2) Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance Services.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include High Plains and its wholly owned subsidiaries, High Plains Gas, LLC, which represents the Natural Gas Production operating segment and HPG Services LLC and Miller Fabrication LLC, which together represented the Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance services operating segment. As noted elsewhere herein the Company has discontinued the operations of the Energy Constructions Services and Repair and Maintenance Services business segment (Note 5). All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
	Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including:  (1) oil and gas reserve quantities; (2) depletion, depreciation and amortization; (3) assigning fair value and allocating purchase price in connection with business combinations; (4) valuation of commodity derivative instruments; (5) asset retirement obligations; (6) valuation of share-based payments; (7) income taxes; (8) cash flow estimates used in impairment tests of long-lived assets; and (9) Impairment of intangible assets.
	Revenue Recognition. Revenues related to natural gas sales are under the sales method of accounting. Under this method, revenues are recognized on production as it is taken and delivered to its purchasers.
	Revenue from long-term construction contracts for which we use the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Percentage-of-completion accounting is the prescribed method of accounting for long-term contracts in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ASC Topic 605-35, “Revenue Recognition – Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts”, and, accordingly, is the method used for revenue recognition within our industry. Percentage-of-completion is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total costs for such contract at completion. Certain of our business units may measure percentage-of-completion by the percentage of labor costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total labor costs for such contract. Application of percentage-of-completion accounting results in the recognition of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets. Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts will be reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets when revenues have been recognized but the amounts cannot be billed under the terms of contracts. Such amounts are recoverable from customers upon various measures of performance, including achievement of certain milestones, completion of specified units or completion of a contract. As of September 30, 2012 we have not recorded any amounts on a percentage-of-completion basis in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts also include amounts we seek or will seek to collect from customers or others for errors or changes in contract specifications or design, contract change orders in dispute or unapproved as to both scope and price or other customer-related causes of unanticipated additional contract costs (claims and unapproved change orders). Such amounts are recorded at estimated net realizable value and take into account factors that may affect our ability to bill unbilled revenues and collect amounts after billing. The profit associated with claim amounts is not recognized until the claim has been settled and payment has been received. Due to uncertainties inherent in estimates employed in applying percentage-of-completion accounting, estimates may be revised as project work progresses. Application of percentage-of-completion accounting requires that the impact of revised estimates be reported prospectively in the condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition to revenue recognition for long-term construction contracts, we recognize revenues from the performance of facilities services for maintenance, repair and retrofit work consistent with the performance of services, which are generally on a pro-rata basis over the life of the contractual arrangement. Expenses related to all services arrangements are recognized as incurred. Provisions for the entirety of estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. As of September 30, 2012 we have not recorded any amounts related to earnings in excess of billings on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Reclassifications. Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements so as to conform to current year classifications.
	Recently issued accounting pronouncements.  Accounting standards-setting organizations frequently issue new or revised accounting rules. We regularly review all new pronouncements to determine their impact, if any, on our financial statements. No pronouncements materially affecting our financial statements have been issued since the filing of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Note_4_Loss_Per_Common_Share

Note 4: Loss Per Common Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 4: Loss Per Common Share	'
	NOTE 4: LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
	Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
	Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed in the same manner, but also considers the effect of common stock shares underlying the following:
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Common stock options		85,634,044
	Convertible notes payable		62,000,000
	Common stock warrants		9,346,806
	Total		156,980,850
	All of the common shares underlying the stock options, warrants and convertible notes payable above were excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 respectively because their effects were considered anti-dilutive.

Note_5_Discountinued_Operation

Note 5: Discountinued Operations	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 5: Discountinued Operations	'
	NOTE 5:  DISCOUNTINUED OPERATIONS
	On February 20, 2013 the Company completed a purchase and sale agreement whereby Miller Fabrication, LLC (“Miller”) was sold.  In connection with the sale of Miller, the Company also determined to discontinue the operations of its Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance Services Division. Results from operations from the Energy Constructions Services and Repair and Maintenance Services division, including Miller for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 have been presented in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations as discontinued operations.
	The components of the result of discontinued operations for these divisions are as follows:
		Three months ended September 30, 2012	Three months ended September 30, 2011 (a)	Nine months ended September 30, 2012	Nine months ended September 30, 2011 (a)
	Service revenue	$        2,919,603	$                  -	$  14,958,112	$             -
	Cost of services	2,971,616	-	14,508,448	-
	General and administrative expenses	54,215	-	426,808	-
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and accretion	66,110	-	183,258	-
	Operating (loss)	$          (172,338)	$                  -	$     (160,402)	$             -
	Other income (expense)	(31,799)	-	(31,799)	-
	Interest (expense)	(149,135)	-	(222,883)	-
	Impairment of intangible and other assets	(4,999,969)	-	(8,604,614)	-
	Net income (loss)	$       (5,353,241)	$                  -	$  (9,019,698)	$             -
	(a)    As noted in Note 10, the Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance Services division was formed primarily through the purchase of Miller during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2011 (October 14, 2011, accordingly there is no discontinued operations income statement presentation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 respectively.
	Included in Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are the following major classes of assets and liabilities associated with discontinued operations:
		30-Sep-12	31-Dec-11
	Cash and cash equivalents	$          128,287	$          113,788
	Accounts receivable	1,245,711	2,974,222
	Prepaid and other assets	63,593	26,177
	Total current assets	1,437,591	3,114,187
	Property, plant, and equipment	854,756	1,966,516
	Other assets	918,845	7,496,360
	Total assets	3,211,192	$     12,577,063
	Accounts payable	$       5,848,775	$       1,933,932
	Current portion – term debt	205,317	-
	Current portion – lines of credit	-	100,500
	Notes payable	387,730	628,075
	Other liabilities	1,442,528	-
	Total current liabilities	7,884,350	2,662,507
	Total liabilities	$       7,884,350	$       2,662,507
	Net (liabilities) assets of discontinued operations	$      (4,673,158)	$       9,914,556

Note_6_Natural_Gas_Properties

Note 6: Natural Gas Properties	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 6: Natural Gas Properties	'
	NOTE 6:  NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES
	In May 2012, the Company shut in its gas producing assets and ceased production of natural gas. The Company recognized no revenue from gas production from June through September 2012.  As of the date of these consolidated financial statements, production has not resumed.
	The Company’s gas exploration and production activities are accounted for using the successful efforts method.  Under this method, all property acquisition costs and costs of exploratory and development wells are capitalized when incurred, pending determination of whether the well has found proved reserves.  If an exploratory well does not find proved reserves, the costs of drilling the well are charged to expense and included within cash flows from investing activities.  The costs of development wells are capitalized whether productive or nonproductive.  Gas lease acquisition costs are also capitalized.  Interest cost is capitalized as a component of property cost for significant exploration and development projects that require greater than six months to be readied for their intended use.
	Other exploration costs, including certain geological and geophysical expenses and delay rentals for gas leases, are charged to expense as incurred.  The sale of a partial interest in a proved property is accounted for as a cost recovery, and no gain or loss is recognized as long as this treatment does not significantly affect the unit of production amortization rate.  A gain or loss is recognized for all other sales of proved properties and is classified in other operating revenues.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense.
	The unit-of-production method of depreciation, depletion, and amortization of gas properties under the successful efforts method of accounting is applied pursuant to the simple multiplication of units produced by the costs per unit on a field by field basis. Leasehold cost per unit is calculated by dividing the total cost by the estimated total proved oil and gas reserves associated with that field. Well cost per unit is calculated by dividing the total cost by the estimated total proved developed oil and gas reserves associated with that field. The volumes or units produced and asset costs are known and while the proved reserves have a high probability of recoverability, they are based on estimates that are subject to some variability.  Depletion expense was $0 and $863,523 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 respectively.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 depletion expense was $1,567,421 and $4,769,663 respectively.
	Aggregate Capitalized Costs. Aggregate capitalized costs relating to the Company’s crude oil and natural gas producing activities, including asset retirement costs and related accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization are as follows:
		As of September 30, 2012	As of December 31, 2011
	Proved	$         19,417,440	$         18,855,982
	Unproven	9,755,742	9,755,742
	Shut-in	6,378,626	6,378,626
	Asset retirement obligations	8,562,883	8,562,883
	Capitalized Costs	$         44,114,691	$         43,553,233
	Accumulated DD&A and Impairment	$       (44,114,691)	$       (29,810,300)
	Net Capitalized Costs	$                         -	$         13,742,933
	Costs incurred in Oil and Gas Activities.  Costs incurred in connection with the Company’s crude oil and natural gas acquisition, exploration and development activities for each of the years are shown below:
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Lease acquisition costs	$          20,914,226	$       20,914,226
	Development costs	14,637,582	14,076,125
	Asset retirement costs	8,562,883	8,562,882
	Total operations	$          44,114,691	$       43,553,233
	We test for impairment of our properties based on estimates of proved reserves. Proved oil and gas properties are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. We estimate the future undiscounted cash flows of the affected properties to judge the recoverability of the carrying amounts. Initially this analysis is based on proved reserves. However, when we believe that a property contains oil and gas reserves that do not meet the defined parameters of proved reserves, an appropriately risk adjusted amount of these reserves may be included in the impairment evaluation. These reserves are subject to much greater risk of ultimate recovery. An asset would be impaired if the undiscounted cash flows were less than its carrying value. Impairments are measured by the amount by which the carrying value exceeds its fair value.
	Unproved oil and gas property costs are transferred to proved oil and gas properties if the properties are subsequently determined to be productive and are assigned proved reserves.  Proceeds from sales of partial interests in unproved leases are accounted for as a recovery of cost without recognizing any gain until all costs are recovered.  Unproved oil and gas properties are assessed periodically for impairment based on remaining lease terms, drilling results, reservoir performance, commodity price outlooks, future plans to develop acreage and other relevant matters.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized non-cash impairment charges of $0 and $13,440,869 and $2,565,270 and $2,565,270, respectively.
	Revenue. Revenues from the sale of natural gas are recognized when the product is delivered at a fixed or determinable price, title is transferred, collectability is reasonably assured, and evidenced by a contract.  This occurs when oil or gas has been delivered to a pipeline or a tank lifting has occurred.  The Company may have an interest with other producers in certain properties, in which case the Company uses the sales method to account for gas imbalances.  Under this method, revenue is recorded on the basis of gas actually sold by the Company.  In addition, the Company records revenue for its share of gas sold by other owners that cannot be volumetrically balanced in the future due to insufficient remaining reserves.  The Company also reduces revenue for other owners’ gas sold by the Company that cannot be volumetrically balanced in the future due to insufficient remaining reserves.  The Company’s remaining over-and-under produced gas balancing positions are considered in the Company’s proved oil and gas reserves. Gas imbalances at September 30, 2012 and 2011 were not significant.

Note_7_Asset_Retirement_Obliga

Note 7: Asset Retirement Obligation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 7: Asset Retirement Obligation	'
	NOTE 7:  ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
	Asset retirement obligations require the recognition of a liability for certain obligations associated with the retirement of long lived assets. Changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations were as follows:
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Asset ret4irement obligations, Beginning of Period	$      9,320,074	$    8,229,630
	Revisions in estimated liabilities	-	361,202
	Accretion expense	359,741	729,242
	Asset retirement obligations, End of Period	$      9,679,815	$    9,320,074
	Accretion expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 amounted to $0 and $359,741, respectively.

Note_8_Property_and_Equipment

Note 8: Property and Equipment	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 8: Property and Equipment	'
	NOTE 8:  PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
	Property and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 5 to 10 years.
		30-Sep-12	31-Dec-11
	Transportation and vehicles	$                  -	$                        -
	Equipment and other	-	-
	Computer and software	-	423,069
	Total Cost	-	423,069
	Accumulated depreciation	-	(96,293)
	Property and equipment, net	$                  -	$            326,776
	Depreciation expense was $93,100, and $280,002, and $104,956 and $250,075, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	During the three month period ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded impairment of property and equipment of $240,757. The impairment was recorded pursuant to the Company’s decision in May 2012 to shut in all of its gas producing assets and ceased production of natural gas. The Company recognized no revenue from gas production subsequent to shut in and has no definitive plans to resume production in the foreseeable future. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, $854,756 and $1,966,516 in property and equipment have been included as components of Assets of Discontinued Operations in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note_9_Certificates_of_Deposit

Note 9: Certificates of Deposit	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 9: Certificates of Deposit	'
	NOTE 9:  CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
	The Company maintains certificates of deposits that have been established for the purpose of operations in the state of Wyoming.  At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the outstanding amount totaled $0 and $201,988, respectively.

Note_10_Acquisitions_and_Dispo

Note 10: Acquisitions and Dispositions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 10: Acquisitions and Dispositions	'
	NOTE 10:  ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
	Business Combinations
	Miller Fabrication, LLC:  On October 14, 2011, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Miller Fabrication, LLC, a Douglas, Wyoming-based facility construction services and repair and maintenance services company serving the energy industry, for total consideration of $845,000 in cash consideration, $3,000,000 in a short term note payable, $3,000,000 in a long term note payable, and 12,000,000 options to purchase High Plains common shares.  The effective date of the transaction was October 1, 2011. On March 29, 2012, the Board of Directors approved an amendment to the notes payable to reflect a conversion price of $0.05 per share for $2,700,000 in principal and the conversion of said principal into 54,000,000 shares of common stock.  Notes 12 and 14 provide additional information about the conversion.
	The following table summarizes the final purchase accounting for the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:
		Allocated Fair Value as of October 14, 2011
	Current assets	$           1,813,940
	Property and equipment	633,278
	Employment agreements	2,142,812
	Customer relationships	5,716,694
	Total assets acquired	$         10,306,724
	Total liabilities assumed	1,319,092
	Net assets acquired	$           8,987,632
	The excess of the consideration paid and liabilities assumed has been allocated to intangible assets of $5,716,694 as customer lists and relationships which are estimated to have a useful life of 5 years as well as $2,142,812 related to employment agreements. The value of the employment agreements was derived from the fair value of the vested portion of stock options issued to the principals of the acquired entity in connection with the execution of the employment agreements.
	Asset Purchases
	BGM Buildings, LLC:  On November 2, 2011 the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of BGM Buildings, LLC (“BGM”) for 2,000,000 shares of common stock and cash consideration in the form of a $55,000 note payable bearing 0% interest due and payable on November 8, 2011.  This note was repaid on November 18, 2011.

Note_11_Intangible_Assets

Note 11: Intangible Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 11: Intangible Assets	'
	NOTE 11: INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	The components of identifiable intangible assets as of September 30, 2012 are as follows:
		30-Sep-12
	Customer Relationships	5,716,694
	Employment Agreements	2,154,092
	Total Gross Carrying Amount	7,870,786
	Accumulated Amortization	-1,333,329
	Discontinued Operations	-6,537,457
	Total Net Carrying Value	-
	Amortization expense for intangible assets was $154,254 and $958,903 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, with no comparable expense in 2011.
	During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, remaining unamortized intangible assets have written down to a carrying value of $0 as a component of losses incurred in connection with discontinued operations  as described elsewhere herein.

Note_12_Shareholders_Equity

Note 12: Shareholders' Equity	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 12: Shareholders' Equity	'
	NOTE 12:  SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Common Stock
	As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were 500,000,000 and 500,000,000 shares of our $0.001 par value common stock authorized. The Company increased its common stock authorization to 350,000,000 shares during the second quarter of fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.  During the third quarter of the 2011 fiscal period, the Company further increased the authorization to 500,000,000 shares.  As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 353,239,076 and 275,714,410 shares of common stock were outstanding, respectively.
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued 77,524,666 shares of its common stock as follows:
	1,787,566 shares of common stock were issued to external service providers for services rendered at values between $0.04 and $0.15 per share based on quoted market values on the date of issuance.
	3,000,000 shares of common stock were issued to a related party for services rendered as follows; 1,000,000 at $0.08 per share and 2,000,000 at $0.04 per share based on quoted market values on the date of issuance.
	54,000,000 share of common stock were issued to related parties at $0.05 per share in association with the conversion of certain promissory notes. Shares were not issued pursuant to the original terms of the convertible note agreements, resulting in a loss on conversion of debt of $1,080,000.
	17,110,229 shares of common stock were issued at market values between $0.01 and $0.07 per share in association with the conversion of certain promissory notes. The conversion of the promissory notes occurred at conversion terms which varied from the initial note agreements which generated losses on the conversion of debt of $249,682.
	2,426,871 shares of common stock were issued at $0.07 in association with services provided related to a stock purchase agreement.
	(800,000) shares of common stock were returned to treasury in association with the relief of an existing bonding liability. The return of the shares accounted for under the cost method
	Preferred Stock
	As of September 30, 2012 we had two classes of preferred shares:
	Preferred shares $0.001 par value 20,000,000 authorized, 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2012  and December 31, 2011;
	Series A Preferred stock, par value $1,000.  These shares have no voting rights the total number of shares authorized is 2,500. The shares will pay dividends in cash or in shares of the Company’s common stock at $8.34 per share per month. In the case of non-payment of preferred dividends a default rate of $15 per share per month will be accrued on all outstanding preferred shares. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were 810.971 preferred shares issued and outstanding. Dividends totaling $107,553 have been accrued as payable to preferred shareholders as of September 30, 2012. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible at any time by the holder thereof into shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion price for each share of Common Stock equal to the lower of (i) 80% of the 30 day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) on the trading day immediately preceding conversion, (ii) 80% of the 10 day VWAP on the trading day immediately preceding conversion or (iii) $.25 per share, but in no case shall the conversion price be less than $.25 per share.

Note_13_Share_Based_Compensati

Note 13: Share Based Compensation	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 13: Share Based Compensation	'
	NOTE 13:  SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
	Common Stock Options
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our board of directors approved the grant of 4,834,044 options to employees and external consultants.  During the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, our board of directors approved the grant of 81,000,000 options to directors and former directors of the Company, our former Chief Executive Officer, and the principals of Miller Fabrication LLC in relation to the Company’s acquisition of Miller and the principals’ employment roles at the Company.  No options were granted prior to January 1, 2011.  Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2011, the board of directors approved a reduction in the exercise price of the options previously granted to the directors and former directors of the company from $1.02 to $0.05. The 81,000,000 options granted to directors and former directors expired subsequent to the end of the reporting period in accordance with the initial terms of the options which indicates that option grants terminate 90 days from an employee or directors separation from the Company.
	A summary of the activity through September 30, 2012 is as follows:
		Number of Shares	Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (1)
	Options outstanding - December 31, 2010	-	-
	Granted during period	81,000,000	$                0.10
	Exercised during period	-	-
	Forfeited during period	(160,000)	$                1.02
	Expired during period	-	-
	Options outstanding - December 31, 2011	80,840,000	$                0.09
	Options exercisable – December 31, 2011	16,200,000	$                0.09
	Granted during period	4,834,044	$                0.09
	Exercised during period	-	-
	Forfeited during period	-	-
	Expired during period	(40,000)	$                1.02
	Options outstanding – September 30, 2012	85,634,044	$                0.09
	Options exercisable – September 30, 2012	17,286,809	$                0.09
	(1)    Reflects the adjusted exercise price of the options issued to the board members and former board members
	In computing the share based compensation expense, the Company applied fair value accounting for stock option issuances. The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.  Due to the re-pricing of certain stock options, the Company, in accordance with ASC 718-20-55, recalculated the fair value of each stock option granted in order to determine additional share based compensation expense associated with the vested and unvested portion of each option grant.   The Black-Scholes assumptions used are as follows:
	Exercise Price – Original Price	$0.05 - $1.02
	Exercise Price – Adjusted Price	$0.05 - $0.11
	Dividend Yield	0%
	Volatility	143.7% - 144.21%
	Risk-free interest rate	0.87% - 1.17%
	Expected life of options	4 Years
	Expected forfeitures	0%
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company recognized $2,169,604 and $0  in share-based compensation respectively related to these issuances. As of September 30, 2012, there was $8,276,116 in deferred share-based compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the options.
	Warrants
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued 4,180,000 warrants in connection with a debt financing.  During the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, the Company issued a total of 1,839,679 stock purchase warrants of which 750,000 were issued to employees as compensation with the remainder issued for cash or in association with debt agreements.
	A summary of the activity through September 30, 2012 is as follows:
		Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
	Warrants outstanding - December 31, 2010	5,289,627	$                0.50
	Warrants exercisable - December 31, 2010	5,289,627	$                0.50
	Granted during period	1,839,679	$                0.53
	Exercised during period	-	-
	Forfeited during period	(1,500,000)	$                0.50
	Expired during period	-	-
	Warrants outstanding - December 31, 2011	5,629,306	$                0.51
	Warrants exercisable - December 31, 2011	5,179,306	$                0.51
	Granted during period	4,180,000	$                0.10
	Exercised during period	-	-
	Forfeited during period	(462,500)	$                0.50
	Expired during period	-	-
	Warrants outstanding – September 30, 2012	9,346,806	$                0.33
	Warrants exercisable – September 30, 2012	9,346,806	$                0.33
	In computing share based compensation expense, the Company applied fair value accounting for stock warrant issuances. The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes assumptions used are as follows:
	Exercise Price	$0.10 - $1.25
	Dividend Yield	0%
	Volatility	90% – 175%
	Risk-free interest rate	0.90% - 1.31%
	Expected life of warrants	1 year – 5 years
	Expected forfeitures	0%
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we recognized $522,328 and $29,968 in stock based compensation respectively related to warrants issued to employees.  As of September 30, 2012, there was $0 in deferred share based compensation expenses related to the unvested portion of the warrants.
	At September 30, 2012, the total intrinsic value of warrants outstanding and exercisable was $0 and $0, respectively.  At December 31, 2011, the total intrinsic value of warrants outstanding and exercisable was $0 and $0, respectively.

Note_14_Debt

Note 14: Debt	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 14: Debt	'
	NOTE 14:  DEBT
	Letters of Credit
	The Company entered into a line of credit agreement with First National Bank of Gillette on November 12, 2010 to provide letters of credit to various agencies and entities for the bonding required to operate the Company’s methane wells.  These letters of credit totaled $7,839,358, and any outstanding balances carry an interest rate of 1% over the U.S. Bank Denver Prime Rate.  On April 15, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Zurich North America to provide fifty percent coverage on the outstanding bonding requirements. The letters of credit were subsequently reduced to $3,928,773.  Any outstanding amounts and related interests are due on demand.  The agreement is secured by the right of setoff against corporate depository account balances, a mortgage on certain real property, all improvements and equipment on certain well sites and including rights to future production, assignment of a life insurance policy on the Chief Operating Officer as well as personal guarantees of certain shareholders.  There were no amounts outstanding on this agreement as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
	Lines of Credit
	A summary of lines of credit outstanding is as follows:
		September 30,		December 31,
		2012		2011
	Current Portion
	Amegy Bank (a)	$       5,232,830		$          6,000,000
	First National Bank of Gillette (b)	82,864		225,439
	Total Lines of Credit Current Portion	$       5,315,694		$          6,225,439
	All amounts related to our lines of credit have been classified as current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet as the result of covenant violations.
	(a)    On November 19, 2010, the Company (through its wholly owned subsidiary CEP-M Purchase LLC) entered into a line of credit facility with Amegy Bank National Association (“Amegy”) for a revolving line of credit of up to $75,000,000.  The facility is to be used to finance up to 60% of the Company’s oil and gas acquisitions, subject to approval by Amegy.  The interest rate is based on LIBOR, the amount of the credit facility in use and other factors to determine the prevailing rate on outstanding principal balances (effective rate of 6.25% as of September 30, 2012).  Outstanding principal balances and any related accrued interest was due on September 17, 2013 subject to mandatory prepayment terms per the agreement.  The credit facility is secured by all assets of CEP-M Purchase LLC a mortgage on all proved and possible reserves as well as related well and gathering equipment.  As of September 30, 2012, the outstanding principal balance was $5,232,830.  This amount remains outstanding and past due. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 the principal balance of the note was reduced by $767,170 in connection with the execution of a transaction, termination and liquidation agreement whereby its hedging arrangement was terminated. (Note 16) As a component of the transaction and termination agreement Amegy received cash proceeds directly from the hedge which were credited to the outstanding principal balance. In connection therewith we recorded a realized loss on the settlement of the hedge in the amount of ($113,248).
	The credit facility is subject to restrictive covenants, and as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants including but not limited to: current ratio, leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio. The outstanding balance on the line of credit has been classified as a current liability as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 due to the failure to maintain compliance with these covenants.
	(b)   On November 29, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with First National Bank of Gillette for a line of credit of up to $461,148.  The line of credit bears an interest rate of 6% and is secured by the right of offset against corporate depository account balances. Terms include the requirement of a monthly payment of $20,400 and the principal becomes due on November 30, 2012. The outstanding balance on this line of credit as of September 30, 2012 was $82,864. This amount remains outstanding and past due.
	Term Debt
	A summary of term debt is as follows:
		September 30,		December 31,
		2012		2011
	Current Portion
	US Bank (a)	$         546,887		$          659,107
	Ford Motor Credit (b)	23,675		9,325
	Trade Term Notes Various (c)	932,746		910,000
	Total Current Portion	1,503,308		1,578,432
	Debt Discount (c)	(835,893)		-
	Current Portion, net	$         667,415		$       1,578,432
	Related Party
	Term Notes Related Party (e)	$         393,949		$          398,838
	Miller Group (d)	3,000,000		3,000,000
	Total Current Portion Related Party	$      3,393,949		$       3,398,838
	Long Term Portion
	US Bank (a)	$                     -		$            16,846
	Ford Motor Credit (b)	-		20,641
	Total Long Term Portion	$                     -		$            37,487
	Related Party
	Miller Group (c)	-		3,000,000
	Total Long Term Portion Related Party	$                     -		$       3,000,000
	Total Term Debt	$      4,061,364		$       8,014,757
	Outstanding balances on term notes and related party notes are due:
	2012	$	4,061,364
	2013		-
	2014		-
	2015		-
	2016		-
	2017		-
	Total	$	4,061,364
	(a)    On January 20, 2010, the Company entered into a term loan agreement with U.S. Bank of $1,200,000 with a maturity date of January 20, 2013. Payments are due monthly of $16,935 which include interest at 4.95% per annum. The agreement is secured by the right of offset against corporate depository accounts and is guaranteed by certain shareholders. This note is past due and remains outstanding.
	(b)   On March 11, 2010, the Company entered into a term loan agreement with Ford Motor Credit of $42,820 with a maturity date of March 31, 2015.  Payments are due monthly of $871 which include interest at 7.99% per annum. The agreement is secured by a corporate vehicle. This note is past due and remains outstanding.
	(c)    Between April 2011 and March 2012, the Company entered into various term loan agreements. Included in various term notes were:
	$735,000 of convertible notes payable issued in April and May, 2011. The notes bear interest of 15% per annum and matured on December 31, 2011. The initial terms of the notes allowed for conversion into shares of our common stock at $0.50 per share. Due to the conversion options, the Company recorded debt discounts totaling $734,989. The debt discount was fully accreted as of December 31, 2011. Prior to September 30, 2012, all but one of the convertible notes in the amount of $710,000 plus accrued interest and penalties were converted into 10,883,665 shares of common stock. Prior to the conversion, our board of directors approved for the conversion price to be reduced to between $0.0375 and $0.07 per share. The Company recognized losses of $172,118 as a result of the conversions.
	As of September 30, 2012 $25,000 in principal remains outstanding related to the one convertible note still outstanding.
	A $100,000 convertible promissory note was originated in October 2011. The note bears interest at 7% and maturing on October 4, 2012. The Note is convertible at a maximum rate of $25,000 every 30 days, into shares of the Company’s common stock based on 70% of the lowest two trading days VWAP, as defined in the terms of the agreement, for the five trading days prior to conversion. As of September 30, 2012 $10,463 in principal remains outstanding related to this note. Two conversions related to this note were recorded during the quarter ended September 30, 2012.  A total of $45,537 in principal and $5,463 were converted into 1,800,000 shares of our common stock. We recorded losses in the amount of $37,181 during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 in connection with the conversions.
	Two additional notes payable, totaling $200,000 issued in August 2011 with maturities of July through September 2011. Remaining principal balances as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $60,000 and $60,000 respectively. The remaining principal balance is past due, the notes payable bear interest at 0% per annum and are unsecured.
	A secured convertible promissory note totaling $836,000 issued on March 9, 2012 maturing in September 2013 and bearing interest at 6% per annum.  Payments of the greater of $103,125 or 1/8th of the principal balance plus accrued interest were due monthly beginning in September 2012.  Due to the conversion features contained in the note, the Company recorded a debt discount totaling $836,000.  The note was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.05 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, accretion of the debt discount was $17. Conversion
	(d)   On November 18, 2011 the Company issued two $3,000,000 notes payable, totaling $6,000,000, to related parties in connection with the acquisition of Miller Fabrication. The notes bear interest at 0% and are due and payable on November 1, 2012 and November 1, 2013 respectively. The notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a rate of 70% of the volume weighted average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the twenty days immediately preceding the conversion but not less than $0.30 per share and not more than $2.00 per share. Subsequent to December 31, 2011 the Company agreed to amend the Convertible Promissory Notes.  The amendments reduced the conversion price to $0.05 for up to $2,700,000 of the original $6,000,000 in principal.  Additionally, the Company amended the repayment terms of the notes.  Subsequent to these amendments, principal related party exercised the amended conversion option whereby he converted $1,500,000 in principal into 30,000,000 shares of common stock, and a second related party converted $1,200,000 in principal into 24,000,000 shares of common stock.  During the second quarter of 2012, certain related parties received $200,000 in cash payments towards the current portion of these notes. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 an additional cash payment of $100,000 was made, the remaining $3,000,000 is payable on November 1, 2013. This note is past due and remains outstanding.
	(e)    A total of $393,949 and $423,837 was owed to various related parties as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Included in these related party notes are;
	·         A note payable in the amount of $135,682 bearing interest at 15% per annum. This note is past due and payable to Mike Hettinger a shareholder of the Company as of September 30, 2012.
	·         A note payable in the amount of $61,027 bearing interest at 0% per annum.  This note is past due and payable to Jerri Hettinger a shareholder of the Company as of September 30, 2012
	·         A note payable in the amount of $122,240 per annum bearing interest at 0% due and payable to Mark Hettinger a shareholder and former director of the Company as of December 31, 2012.
	·         A note payable in the amount of $50,000 bearing interest at 10%.  This note is past due as and payable to Joe Hettinger a shareholder and former director of the Company as of September 30, 2012.
	·         A note payable in the amount of $25,000 bearing interest at 0% per annum.  This note is past due and payable to a shareholder of the Company as of September 30, 2012.

Note_15_Related_Party_Transact

Note 15: Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 15: Related Party Transactions	'
	NOTE 15:  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:
	·         The Company leases real estate property from a related party.  Rent expense recognized in connection with this entity for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 totaled $434,000 and $176,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011.  On September 19, 2012 a lease terminating agreement between the Company and the related party was executed terminating the lease for the Company’s headquarters in Gillette, Wyoming. In connection with the termination of the lease agreement the Company recognized additional rent expense of $202,000 as the result of the reversal of a previously unrecognized deferred rental liability.
	·         During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred legal fees from a related party totaling $106,357, which had been paid in full as of September 30, 2012.  Additionally, as of September 30, 2012, the Company recorded prepaid legal fees to the same related party in the amount of $53,643.
	·         During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred expenses related to the Board of Directors totaling $22,947, of which $352 remain in accounts payable as of September 30, 2012.
	·         In addition to the specific expenses outlined directly above and during the normal course of business, certain related parties procure goods and/or services on behalf of the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, these expenses totaled $144,831, of which $13,467 remains in accounts payable as of September 30, 2012.
	Notes 12 and 14 provide additional detail related to certain equity and debt transactions between the Company and related parties

Note_16_Income_Taxes

Note 16: Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 16: Income Taxes	'
	NOTE 16:  INCOME TAXES
	Income Taxes.  The Company has analyzed filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions.  No uncertain tax positions have been identified as of September 30, 2012.
	The Company is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by the Internal Revenue Service for tax years before 2008, and for state and local tax authorities for years before 2007.
	The Company is in a position of cumulative reporting losses for the current and preceding reporting periods. The volatility of energy prices and uncertainty of when energy prices may rebound is not readily determinable by management.  At this date, this fact pattern does not allow the Company to project sufficient sources of future taxable income to offset tax loss carry forwards and net deferred tax assets. Under these circumstances, it is management’s opinion that the realization of these tax attributes does not reach the “more likely than not criteria” under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740 – Income Taxes. As a result, the Company’s deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are subject to a full valuation allowance.

Note_17_Hedging_and_Derivative

Note 17: Hedging and Derivative Financial Instruments	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 17: Hedging and Derivative Financial Instruments	'
	NOTE 17:  HEDGING AND DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
	The Company utilized a swap contract to hedge the effect of price changes on a portion of its natural gas production. The objective of the Company's hedging activities and the use of a derivative financial instrument was to achieve more predictable cash flows. While the use of a derivative instrument limits the downside risk of adverse price movements, they also may limit future revenues from favorable price movements.
	The use of a derivative involves the risk that the counterparties to such instruments will be unable to meet the financial terms of such contracts.  The derivative contract may be terminated by a non-defaulting party in the event of default by one of the parties to the agreement. The Company is not required to post collateral when the Company is in a derivative liability position.
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had  swap agreements related to its natural gas production.  Location and quality differentials attributable to the Company's properties were not included.  The agreement provides for monthly settlement based on the differential between the agreement price and the actual CIG Rocky Mountains price.
	On or about August 15, 2012 the Company entered into a transaction, termination and liquidation agreement whereby its hedging arrangement was terminated. Proceeds of $767,170 were credited by Amegy against the outstanding balance of our line of credit related to cash payments from the Hedge (Note 14).
	During the three months ended September 30, 2012 the Company recognized net gains on settlement of $52,837 related to hedge settlements, no unrealized gains or losses were recognized.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 the Company recognized net gains of $771,733 in connection with hedge settlement.

Note_18_Commitments_and_Contin

Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies	'
	NOTE 18:  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Financing Arrangement.  On February 29, 2012, the Company entered into an exclusive agreement for financial advisory services; wherein, the Company will pay to the advisor cash payments and / or warrants for any financing or M&A transactions culminated within one year from the effective date of the agreement.  The cash and / or warrant based compensation would be based on the value of the culminated transactions. This agreement has lapsed.
	Employment Contracts.  The Company is party to several employment agreements with key personnel, all of which began on various effective dates ranging from January 1, 2011 through March 1, 2012.  The agreements provide annual salaried compensation ranging from $70,000 to $175,000 and all contain similar terminology as to termination criteria.
	Delivery Commitments.  A portion of our production is sold under certain contractual arrangements that specify the delivery of a fixed and determinable quantity.  The following table sets forth information about material long-term firm transportation contracts for pipeline capacity. Although exact amounts vary, as of September 30, 2012, we were committed to the following financial commitments related our natural gas production:
	Type of Arrangement	Pipeline	Deliverable Market		Expiration
		System /
		Location		Commitment ($/month)
	Firm Transport	WC	CIG – Rocky Mountains	$65,433	Nov-15
	As High Plains Gas, Inc. shut in its gas producing assets in May 2012 and is in default of its delivery commitment.
	Litigation.  In July 2012, the Company received notice from local tax authorities that it had been named in two civil suits related to unpaid personal and property taxes related to fiscal years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. The damages cited in the suits amounted to $274,828. This amount has been accrued in our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2012.
	On May 7, 2013 an action was filed in the District Court of Campbell County, Wyoming titled Pennaco Energy, Inc. v. Cep-M Purchase, LLC, Current Energy Partners Corporation, High Plains Gas, Inc., High Plains Gas, LLC, Mark Hettinger, Jerri Hettinger, Brandon Hargett, Joseph Hettinger and Brent Cook (the “Pennaco Action”).  In the Pennaco Action, Pennaco alleges that at the time Current Energy Partners acquired the North and South Fairway Assets through CEP-M Purchase in July 2010, that CEP-M Purchase had failed to comply with the terms of the purchase agreement, including without limitation payment of approximately $3,354,931 towards the original $10,570,000 purchase price.  Pennaco further alleges that CEP-M Purchase had provided numerous false and/or misleading representations in the purchase agreement.  Pennaco alleges that Current Energy Partners guaranteed the obligations of CEP-M Purchase.  Pennaco further alleges that the defaults of CEP-M Purchase and Current Energy Partners has resulted in numerous further legal actions against Pennaco and others causing further damages.  Pennaco further alleges that the Company as well as its operating subsidiary High Plains Gas LLC, and certain former officers and directors of the Company, are liable for the damages as “alter egos” of CEP-M Purchase and/or Current Energy Partners.  Pennaco also alleges that the named principals undermined the potential for success of the acquisition by failing to adequately finance operations, failing to provide appropriate and required bonding, and by failing to assume certain contracts.  Pennaco’s action includes breach of contract in the purchase agreement, breach of a guaranty agreement, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, conversion, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, injunctive relief, and seeks to pierce the corporate veil with respect to the Company, its operating subsidiary and with respect to the individual defendants.
	The Company has been in discussions with Pennaco towards resolution of this action and is confident that a resolution can be reached.  Absent such a resolution, the Company has vigorously defended this action and believes that the allegations with respect to the Company and its operating subsidiary are unfounded.  The Company intends to continue to seek to reach resolution and/or vigorously defend the action.
	Environmental Impact.  The Company is engaged in gas exploration and production and may become subject to certain liabilities as they relate to environmental cleanup of well sites or other environmental restoration procedures as they relate to the drilling of oil and gas wells and the operation thereof.  If the Company acquires existing or previously drilled well bores, the Company may not be aware of what environmental safeguards were taken at the time such wells were drilled or during such time the wells were operated.  Should it be determined that a liability exists with respect to any environmental cleanup or restoration, the liability to cure such a violation could fall upon the Company.  Management believes its properties are operated in conformity with local, state and federal regulations.  No claim has been made, nor is the Company aware of any uninsured liability which the Company may have, as it relates to any environmental cleanup, restoration or the violation of any rules or regulations relating thereto.

Note_19_Other_Matters

Note 19: Other Matters	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 19: Other Matters	'
	NOTE 19:  OTHER MATTERS
	Funds in Escrow.  During 2010, the Company incurred a $750,000 bond commitment fee with PP&J, a Wyoming entity. This fee was to be satisfied by issuance of 800,000 common shares to PP&J.  As the shares were restricted and could not be readily disposed to satisfy the obligation, a deposit of $750,000 was made to an escrow account held at First National Bank of Gillette, Wyoming.  If the value of the shares held by PP&J was less than the $750,000 as of the date that the shares became unrestricted any shortfall would have been satisfied utilizing the funds in escrow.  During the three months ended June 30, 2012 an agreement was reached whereby the commitment was deemed to have been satisfied. Funds were released from escrow and the common shares were returned to the Company’s treasury.  In connection thereto the Company has recognized a loss on the extinguishment of the liability in the amount of ($63,746).
	Bond Commitment Fees.  Fees paid to secure commitments from lenders and to secure bonding arrangements with the state and other local government entities are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected term of the arrangement.  Amortization of these fees during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 totaled $0 and $1,975,994, respectively.

Note_20_Subsequent_Events

Note 20: Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Notes	'
Note 20: Subsequent Events	'
	NOTE 20:  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
	Pursuant to FASB ASC 855 “Subsequent Events”, management has evaluated all events and transactions that occurred from September 30, 2012 through the date of issuance of the financial statements.  During this period we did not have any significant subsequent events, except as disclosed below:
	·         On September 18, 2012, Eide Bailly LLP resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company.
	·         Effective October 3, 2012, Ty Miller resigned as a director of the Company.  The Board of Directors of the Company accepted Mr. Miller’s resignation.
	·         On October 4, 2012, the Company engaged Stark Schenkein, LLP (“Stark”) as its independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.  The decision to engage Stark as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.
	·         On October 8, 2012, the Company executed a Letter of Intent with Broadmark Energy, LLC (“Broadmark”) for the acquisition of certain assets and the assumption of certain liabilities related to the energy construction /oil and gas services business, including equipment and accounts receivable, of Miller Fabrication LLC, HPG Services, LLC, High Plains Gas, Inc. and High Plains Gas, LLC.  The terms of the proposed transaction, under the Letter of Intent, are substantially as follows:
	-          Broadmark will acquire all of the assets and assume certain liabilities of Miller Fabrication in consideration for (i) assumption of up to the current level ($3,000,000) of accounts payable and accrued liabilities of Miller; (ii) assumption of certain Miller Fabrication notes payable in the amount of $3,100,000; (iii) assumption of an obligation of the Company to Tonaquint, Inc. (approximately $1,775,538) and (iv) cash consideration of $200,000.
	-          The principals of Miller will cancel and return a total of 54,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company, as well as any and all options or warrants to purchase shares of stock of the Company as part of the transaction.
	-          Broadmark will assume the investment banking fees owed to Broadmark Capital, LLC by the Company, but the Company will remain responsible for issuing financing warrants in the Company per a previous agreement.
	·         On October 9, 2012, the Company executed a Letter of Intent with Chama Technologaes, Inc. (“Chama”) a Nevada corporation, for the purchase by Chama of a controlling stock interest in the Company.  The terms of the proposed acquisition, under the Letter of Intent, are substantially as follows:
	-          In consideration for a total of $15,000,000 in cash and 658,289 shares of Chama stock, the Company will issue a fully diluted 90% of its common stock to Chama at Closing.
	-          The letter of intent requires that Chama place into an escrow account for payment to the creditors of the Company prior to the acquisition a total of $10,000,000, deliverable in increments. The increments are that in 10 working days from execution of the letter of intent, Chama is to deposit $1,000,000 and in 20 working days after the initial increment, Chama is to deposit an additional $9,000,000. Chama will then continue to fund the remaining $5,000,000 into escrow to finish creditor payments.
	-          The Letter of Intent includes other terms including funding the termination of an outstanding class of preferred stock and buyout at a discount of any and all outstanding options and warrants.
	-          The Letter of Intent also requires the divestiture of Miller Fabrication, LLC, the oil and gas servicing subsidiary of the Company.
	·         Effective October 17, 2012, Mark Hettinger resigned as an Officer and Director of the Company.  The Board of Directors of the Company accepted Mr. Hettinger’s resignation.
	·         On October 29, 2012, the Company executed an amendment to its Letter of Intent with Chama for the purchase by Chama of a controlling stock interest in the Company.  The amendment extends the Escrow Date for required payments into escrow; the initial $1,000,000 shall be paid into escrow on or before November 5, 2012, and the final $9,000,000 shall be paid into escrow on or before November 15, 2012.
	-          On February 20, 2013 the Company completed a purchase and sale agreement whereby Miller Fabrication, LLC was sold.  Broadmark acquired all of the identifiable assets and assumed certain liabilities of Miller Fabrication in consideration for the assumption of accounts payable and accrued liabilities of Miller; assumption of certain Miller Fabrication notes payable assumption of an obligation of the Company to Tonaquint, Inc. (approximately $1,775,538) and cash consideration of $200,000.
	-          The principals of Miller will cancel and return a total of 54,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company, as well as any and all options or warrants to purchase shares of stock of the Company as part of the transaction.
	·         On March 28, 2013, the Company executed an Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company and Chama for the purchase by Chama of a controlling stock interest in the Company.  The terms of the acquisition are substantially as follows:
	-          The Agreement requires that the Company complete a 1 for 1,000 reverse split of its common stock.  The Company has not be able to complete the reverse split because the rules of FINRA require that the Company be current in its financial reporting obligations.
	-          Upon completion of the reverse stock split, the Company will have approximately 305,000 shares of common stock outstanding.  Pursuant to the merger, the Company will issue to Chama shareholders 25,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  Upon execution of the Agreement and completion of the merger set forth therein, the shareholders of Chama shall have majority control of the Company.
	-          The Company assumes approximately $4,000,000 in obligations owed by Chama.
	·         Effective March 28, 2013, Siva Mohan, Alan Smith and Cordell Fonnesbeck resigned as directors of the Company.
	·         On March 28, 2013, a majority of the shareholders of the Company appointed Ed Presley, William Helfer and William Edwards as directors of the Company.
	·         On March 28, 2013, the Board of Directors appointed Ed Presley as President and Chief Executive Officer.
	·         Effective March 29, 2013, Joseph Hettinger resigned as a director of the Company.
	·         On March 29, 2013, Stark resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company.  Stark had not performed any material audit work for the Company
	·         On April 26, 2013, the Company engaged the firm of D’Arelli Pruzansky, P.A., Certified Public Accountants, to serve as its independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.  The decision to engage new accountants was recommended and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.
	·         In May 2013, Pennaco Energy, Inc. brought legal action against the Company, CEP-M Purchase, LLC, Current Energy Partners Corporation, High Plains Gas LLC and certain former officers and directors of the Company.  See “Legal Proceedings.”

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a1

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Basis of Presentation (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Policies	'
Basis of Presentation	'
	Basis of Presentation.  The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q.  They do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for a complete financial presentation.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.  Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes which are included as part of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a2

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Liquidity (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Policies	'
Liquidity	'
	Liquidity.  The Company incurred a net loss from continuing operations of ($29,984,495) and losses from discontinued operations of ($9,019,698) during the first nine months of 2012, had negative working capital of $29,709,328 and an accumulated deficit of ($102,327,011). As a result the Company is in technical default of certain covenants contained in its credit and loan agreement with its primary lender. The holder of the promissory note under this credit and loan agreement may at its option give notice to the Company that the amount is immediately due and payable. As a result, $5.3 million of the Company’s long-term debt has been classified as a current liability in the accompanying unaudited balance sheet at September 30, 2012.
	The Company’s recurring losses, negative working capital and lack of revenue resulting from the shutting in of its gas producing assets in May 2012 coupled with the discontinued operations of its Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance Services business segment raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
	The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include adjustments to reflect the future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a3

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Business Segment Information (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Policies	'
Business Segment Information	'
	Business Segment Information. The Company had historically been comprised of two operating segments: (1) Natural Gas Production and (2) Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance Services.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include High Plains and its wholly owned subsidiaries, High Plains Gas, LLC, which represents the Natural Gas Production operating segment and HPG Services LLC and Miller Fabrication LLC, which together represented the Energy Construction Services and Repair and Maintenance services operating segment. As noted elsewhere herein the Company has discontinued the operations of the Energy Constructions Services and Repair and Maintenance Services business segment (Note 5). All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a4

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Use of Estimates (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Policies	'
Use of Estimates	'
	Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including:  (1) oil and gas reserve quantities; (2) depletion, depreciation and amortization; (3) assigning fair value and allocating purchase price in connection with business combinations; (4) valuation of commodity derivative instruments; (5) asset retirement obligations; (6) valuation of share-based payments; (7) income taxes; (8) cash flow estimates used in impairment tests of long-lived assets; and (9) Impairment of intangible assets.

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a5

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Revenue Recognition. (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Policies	'
Revenue Recognition.	'
	Revenue Recognition. Revenues related to natural gas sales are under the sales method of accounting. Under this method, revenues are recognized on production as it is taken and delivered to its purchasers.

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a6

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Revenue Recognition, Percentage-of-Completion Method (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Policies	'
Revenue Recognition, Percentage-of-Completion Method	'
	Revenue from long-term construction contracts for which we use the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Percentage-of-completion accounting is the prescribed method of accounting for long-term contracts in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ASC Topic 605-35, “Revenue Recognition – Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts”, and, accordingly, is the method used for revenue recognition within our industry. Percentage-of-completion is measured principally by the percentage of costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total costs for such contract at completion. Certain of our business units may measure percentage-of-completion by the percentage of labor costs incurred to date for each contract to the estimated total labor costs for such contract. Application of percentage-of-completion accounting results in the recognition of costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts in our unaudited consolidated balance sheets. Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts will be reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets when revenues have been recognized but the amounts cannot be billed under the terms of contracts. Such amounts are recoverable from customers upon various measures of performance, including achievement of certain milestones, completion of specified units or completion of a contract. As of September 30, 2012 we have not recorded any amounts on a percentage-of-completion basis in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
	Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts also include amounts we seek or will seek to collect from customers or others for errors or changes in contract specifications or design, contract change orders in dispute or unapproved as to both scope and price or other customer-related causes of unanticipated additional contract costs (claims and unapproved change orders). Such amounts are recorded at estimated net realizable value and take into account factors that may affect our ability to bill unbilled revenues and collect amounts after billing. The profit associated with claim amounts is not recognized until the claim has been settled and payment has been received. Due to uncertainties inherent in estimates employed in applying percentage-of-completion accounting, estimates may be revised as project work progresses. Application of percentage-of-completion accounting requires that the impact of revised estimates be reported prospectively in the condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition to revenue recognition for long-term construction contracts, we recognize revenues from the performance of facilities services for maintenance, repair and retrofit work consistent with the performance of services, which are generally on a pro-rata basis over the life of the contractual arrangement. Expenses related to all services arrangements are recognized as incurred. Provisions for the entirety of estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. As of September 30, 2012 we have not recorded any amounts related to earnings in excess of billings on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a7

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Reclassifications (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Policies	'
Reclassifications	'
	Reclassifications. Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements so as to conform to current year classifications.

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a8

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Policies	'
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements	'
	Recently issued accounting pronouncements.  Accounting standards-setting organizations frequently issue new or revised accounting rules. We regularly review all new pronouncements to determine their impact, if any, on our financial statements. No pronouncements materially affecting our financial statements have been issued since the filing of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Note_4_Loss_Per_Common_Share_S

Note 4: Loss Per Common Share: Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share	'
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	Common stock options		85,634,044
	Convertible notes payable		62,000,000
	Common stock warrants		9,346,806
	Total		156,980,850

Note_5_Discountinued_Operation1

Note 5: Discountinued Operations: Results of Discontinued Operations (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Results of Discontinued Operations	'
		Three months ended September 30, 2012	Three months ended September 30, 2011 (a)	Nine months ended September 30, 2012	Nine months ended September 30, 2011 (a)
	Service revenue	$        2,919,603	$                  -	$  14,958,112	$             -
	Cost of services	2,971,616	-	14,508,448	-
	General and administrative expenses	54,215	-	426,808	-
	Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and accretion	66,110	-	183,258	-
	Operating (loss)	$          (172,338)	$                  -	$     (160,402)	$             -
	Other income (expense)	(31,799)	-	(31,799)	-
	Interest (expense)	(149,135)	-	(222,883)	-
	Impairment of intangible and other assets	(4,999,969)	-	(8,604,614)	-
	Net income (loss)	$       (5,353,241)	$                  -	$  (9,019,698)	$             -

Note_5_Discountinued_Operation2

Note 5: Discountinued Operations: Operating Capital of Discontinued Operations (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Operating Capital of Discontinued Operations	'
		30-Sep-12	31-Dec-11
	Cash and cash equivalents	$          128,287	$          113,788
	Accounts receivable	1,245,711	2,974,222
	Prepaid and other assets	63,593	26,177
	Total current assets	1,437,591	3,114,187
	Property, plant, and equipment	854,756	1,966,516
	Other assets	918,845	7,496,360
	Total assets	3,211,192	$     12,577,063
	Accounts payable	$       5,848,775	$       1,933,932
	Current portion – term debt	205,317	-
	Current portion – lines of credit	-	100,500
	Notes payable	387,730	628,075
	Other liabilities	1,442,528	-
	Total current liabilities	7,884,350	2,662,507
	Total liabilities	$       7,884,350	$       2,662,507
	Net (liabilities) assets of discontinued operations	$      (4,673,158)	$       9,914,556

Note_6_Natural_Gas_Properties_

Note 6: Natural Gas Properties: Aggregate Capitalized Costs (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Aggregate Capitalized Costs	'
		As of September 30, 2012	As of December 31, 2011
	Proved	$         19,417,440	$         18,855,982
	Unproven	9,755,742	9,755,742
	Shut-in	6,378,626	6,378,626
	Asset retirement obligations	8,562,883	8,562,883
	Capitalized Costs	$         44,114,691	$         43,553,233
	Accumulated DD&A and Impairment	$       (44,114,691)	$       (29,810,300)
	Net Capitalized Costs	$                         -	$         13,742,933

Note_6_Natural_Gas_Properties_1

Note 6: Natural Gas Properties: Cost Incurred in Oil and Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, and Development Activities Disclosure (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Cost Incurred in Oil and Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, and Development Activities Disclosure	'
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Lease acquisition costs	$          20,914,226	$       20,914,226
	Development costs	14,637,582	14,076,125
	Asset retirement costs	8,562,883	8,562,882
	Total operations	$          44,114,691	$       43,553,233

Note_7_Asset_Retirement_Obliga1

Note 7: Asset Retirement Obligation: Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation	'
		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Asset ret4irement obligations, Beginning of Period	$      9,320,074	$    8,229,630
	Revisions in estimated liabilities	-	361,202
	Accretion expense	359,741	729,242
	Asset retirement obligations, End of Period	$      9,679,815	$    9,320,074

Note_8_Property_and_Equipment_

Note 8: Property and Equipment: Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Property, Plant and Equipment	'
		30-Sep-12	31-Dec-11
	Transportation and vehicles	$                  -	$                        -
	Equipment and other	-	-
	Computer and software	-	423,069
	Total Cost	-	423,069
	Accumulated depreciation	-	(96,293)
	Property and equipment, net	$                  -	$            326,776

Note_10_Acquisitions_and_Dispo1

Note 10: Acquisitions and Dispositions: Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	'
		Allocated Fair Value as of October 14, 2011
	Current assets	$           1,813,940
	Property and equipment	633,278
	Employment agreements	2,142,812
	Customer relationships	5,716,694
	Total assets acquired	$         10,306,724
	Total liabilities assumed	1,319,092
	Net assets acquired	$           8,987,632

Note_11_Intangible_Assets_Sche

Note 11: Intangible Assets: Schedule of Intangible Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Schedule of Intangible Assets	'
		30-Sep-12
	Customer Relationships	5,716,694
	Employment Agreements	2,154,092
	Total Gross Carrying Amount	7,870,786
	Accumulated Amortization	-1,333,329
	Discontinued Operations	-6,537,457
	Total Net Carrying Value	-

Note_13_Share_Based_Compensati1

Note 13: Share Based Compensation: Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award	'
		Number of Shares	Weighted Avg. Exercise Price (1)
	Options outstanding - December 31, 2010	-	-
	Granted during period	81,000,000	$                0.10
	Exercised during period	-	-
	Forfeited during period	(160,000)	$                1.02
	Expired during period	-	-
	Options outstanding - December 31, 2011	80,840,000	$                0.09
	Options exercisable – December 31, 2011	16,200,000	$                0.09
	Granted during period	4,834,044	$                0.09
	Exercised during period	-	-
	Forfeited during period	-	-
	Expired during period	(40,000)	$                1.02
	Options outstanding – September 30, 2012	85,634,044	$                0.09
	Options exercisable – September 30, 2012	17,286,809	$                0.09

Note_13_Share_Based_Compensati2

Note 13: Share Based Compensation: Schedule of Warrant Roll Forward (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Schedule of Warrant Roll Forward	'
		Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
	Warrants outstanding - December 31, 2010	5,289,627	$                0.50
	Warrants exercisable - December 31, 2010	5,289,627	$                0.50
	Granted during period	1,839,679	$                0.53
	Exercised during period	-	-
	Forfeited during period	(1,500,000)	$                0.50
	Expired during period	-	-
	Warrants outstanding - December 31, 2011	5,629,306	$                0.51
	Warrants exercisable - December 31, 2011	5,179,306	$                0.51
	Granted during period	4,180,000	$                0.10
	Exercised during period	-	-
	Forfeited during period	(462,500)	$                0.50
	Expired during period	-	-
	Warrants outstanding – September 30, 2012	9,346,806	$                0.33
	Warrants exercisable – September 30, 2012	9,346,806	$                0.33

Note_14_Debt_Schedule_of_Line_

Note 14: Debt: Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities	'
		September 30,	December 31,
		2012	2011
	Current Portion
	Amegy Bank (a)	$       5,232,830	$          6,000,000
	First National Bank of Gillette (b)	82,864	225,439
	Total Lines of Credit Current Portion	$       5,315,694	$          6,225,439

Note_14_Debt_Longterm_Debt_Tab

Note 14: Debt: Long-term Debt (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Tables/Schedules	'
Long-term Debt	'
		September 30,	December 31,
		2012	2011
	Current Portion
	US Bank (a)	$         546,887	$          659,107
	Ford Motor Credit (b)	23,675	9,325
	Trade Term Notes Various (c)	932,746	910,000
	Total Current Portion	1,503,308	1,578,432
	Debt Discount (c)	(835,893)	-
	Current Portion, net	$         667,415	$       1,578,432
	Related Party
	Term Notes Related Party (e)	$         393,949	$          398,838
	Miller Group (d)	3,000,000	3,000,000
	Total Current Portion Related Party	$      3,393,949	$       3,398,838
	Long Term Portion
	US Bank (a)	$                     -	$            16,846
	Ford Motor Credit (b)	-	20,641
	Total Long Term Portion	$                     -	$            37,487
	Related Party
	Miller Group (c)	-	3,000,000
	Total Long Term Portion Related Party	$                     -	$       3,000,000
	Total Term Debt	$      4,061,364	$       8,014,757

Note_2_Going_Concern_Details

Note 2: Going Concern (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'	'	'	'
Working Capital Deficit	$29,709,328	'	$29,709,328	'	'
Net (loss) from continuing operations	-4,477,417	-11,032,337	-29,984,495	-29,815,661	'
Loss from discontinued operations	-5,353,241	'	-9,019,698	'	'
Accumulated deficit	-102,327,011	'	-102,327,011	'	-63,321,818
Total stockholders' deficit	($39,389,143)	'	($39,389,143)	'	($9,005,453)

Note_3_Basis_of_Presentation_a9

Note 3: Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies: Liquidity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'	'	'	'
Net (loss) from continuing operations	($4,477,417)	($11,032,337)	($29,984,495)	($29,815,661)	'
Loss from discontinued operations	-5,353,241	'	-9,019,698	'	'
Working Capital Deficit	29,709,328	'	29,709,328	'	'
Accumulated deficit	($102,327,011)	'	($102,327,011)	'	($63,321,818)

Note_4_Loss_Per_Common_Share_S1

Note 4: Loss Per Common Share: Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Details	'
Common stock options	85,634,044
Convertible notes payable	62,000,000
Common stock warrants	9,346,806
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	156,980,850

Note_5_Discountinued_Operation3

Note 5: Discountinued Operations: Results of Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Details	'	'
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue	$2,919,603	$14,958,112
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Costs of Goods Sold	2,971,616	14,508,448
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, General and Administrative Expense	54,215	426,808
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Depreciation and Amortization	66,110	183,258
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss)	-172,338	-160,402
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Income	-31,799	-31,799
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Interest Income	-149,135	-222,883
Impairment of intangible and other assets	-4,999,969	-8,604,614
Loss from discontinued operations	($5,353,241)	($9,019,698)

Note_5_Discountinued_Operation4

Note 5: Discountinued Operations: Operating Capital of Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Cash and Cash Equivalents	$128,287	$113,788
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Accounts, Notes and Loans Receivable, Net	1,245,711	2,974,222
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Prepaid and Other Assets, Current	63,593	26,177
Assets of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Current	1,437,591	3,114,187
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net	854,756	1,966,516
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Noncurrent Assets	918,845	7,496,360
Assets of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation	3,211,192	12,577,063
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Accounts Payable, Current	5,848,775	1,933,932
Current portion - term debt	205,317	'
Current portion - lines of credit	'	100,500
Notes payable	387,730	628,075
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Current Liabilities	1,442,528	'
Liabilities of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Current	7,884,350	2,662,507
Liabilities of Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation	7,884,350	2,662,507
Net (siabilities) assets of discontinued operations	($4,673,158)	$9,914,556

Note_6_Natural_Gas_Properties_2

Note 6: Natural Gas Properties (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Details	'	'	'	'
Depletion of Oil and Gas Properties	$0	$1,567,421	$863,523	$4,769,663
Results of Operations, Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties	$0	$2,565,270	$13,440,869	$2,565,270

Note_6_Natural_Gas_Properties_3

Note 6: Natural Gas Properties: Aggregate Capitalized Costs (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'
Capitalized Costs, Proved Properties	$19,417,440	$18,855,982
Capitalized Costs, Unproved Properties	9,755,742	9,755,742
Capitalized Costs, Support Equipment and Facilities	6,378,626	6,378,626
Capitalized Costs, Asset Retirement Costs	8,562,883	8,562,883
Capitalized Costs, Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Valuation Allowance Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities	-44,114,691	-29,810,300
Capitalized Costs, Oil and Gas Producing Activities, Net	'	$13,742,933

Note_6_Natural_Gas_Properties_4

Note 6: Natural Gas Properties: Cost Incurred in Oil and Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, and Development Activities Disclosure (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'
Costs Incurred, Acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties	$20,914,226	$20,914,226
Costs Incurred, Development Costs	14,637,582	14,076,125
Results of Operations, Accretion of Asset Retirement Obligations	8,562,883	8,562,882
Costs Incurred, Oil and Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration, and Development Activities	$44,114,691	$43,553,233

Note_7_Asset_Retirement_Obliga2

Note 7: Asset Retirement Obligation: Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'	'
Asset Retirement Obligation, Beginning Balance	'	$9,320,074	$8,229,630
Asset Retirement Obligation, Revision of Estimate	'	'	361,202
Asset Retirement Obligation, Accretion Expense	0	359,741	729,242
Asset Retirement Obligation, Ending Balance	$9,679,815	$9,679,815	$9,320,074

Note_7_Asset_Retirement_Obliga3

Note 7: Asset Retirement Obligation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'	'
Asset Retirement Obligation, Accretion Expense	$0	$359,741	$729,242

Note_8_Property_and_Equipment_1

Note 8: Property and Equipment: Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'
Computer and software	$423,069
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross, Ending Balance	423,069
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Ending Balance	-96,293
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Ending Balance	$326,776

Note_8_Property_and_Equipment_2

Note 8: Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'	'	'	'
Depreciation	$93,100	$104,956	$280,002	$250,075	'
Impairment expense - other assets	240,757	'	240,757	'	'
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net	$854,756	'	$854,756	'	$1,966,516

Note_9_Certificates_of_Deposit1

Note 9: Certificates of Deposit (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'
Certificates of deposit - restricted	$0	$201,988

Note_10_Acquisitions_and_Dispo2

Note 10: Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2011	Oct. 31, 2011	Nov. 02, 2011
Details	'	'	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$55,000	$845,000	'
Short Term Note Issued To Acquire Business	'	3,000,000	'
Long Term Note Issued To Acquire Business	'	$3,000,000	'
Options Issued To Acquire Business	'	12,000,000	'
Shares Issued To Acquire Business	'	'	2,000,000

Note_10_Acquisitions_and_Dispo3

Note 10: Acquisitions and Dispositions: Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 14, 2011
Details	'
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets	$1,813,940
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	633,278
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	2,142,812
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	5,716,694
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	10,306,724
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	1,319,092
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net	$8,987,632

Note_11_Intangible_Assets_Sche1

Note 11: Intangible Assets: Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012
Details	'
Finite-Lived Customer Relationships, Gross	$5,716,694
Employment Agreements	2,154,092
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	7,870,786
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-1,333,329
Intangible Assets Discontinued Operations	($6,537,457)

Note_11_Intangible_Assets_Deta

Note 11: Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Details	'	'
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$154,254	$958,903
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$0	$0

Note_12_Shareholders_Equity_De

Note 12: Shareholders' Equity (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Details	'	'	'	'
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	350,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000
Increase in Authorized Common Stock	350,000,000	'	'	'
Shares, Outstanding	'	353,239,076	275,714,410	'
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Period Increase (Decrease)	'	77,524,666	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services	'	1,787,566	'	'
Shares issued to related party	'	3,000,000	'	'
Shares issued on conversion of debt related party	'	54,000,000	'	'
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities	'	17,110,229	'	'
Shares issued for services stock purchase agreement	'	2,426,871	'	'
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	'	800,000	'	'
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	'	20,000,000	'	'
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	0	0	'
Series A Preferred Shares Authorized	'	2,500	'	'

Note_13_Share_Based_Compensati3

Note 13: Share Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	'	'	4,834,044	'	81,000,000
Exercise Price Original Minimum	'	'	$0.05	'	'
Exercise Price Original Maximum	'	'	$1.02	'	'
Exercise Price Adjusted Minimum	'	'	$0.05	'	'
Exercise Price Adjusted Maximum	'	'	$0.11	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	'	'	0.00%	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Minimum	'	'	143.70%	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Maximum	'	'	144.21%	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Minimum	'	'	0.87%	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Maximum	'	'	1.17%	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	'	'	'4 years	'	'
Expected forfeitures	'	'	0.00%	'	'
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense	'	'	$2,169,604	$0	'
Deferred Share Based Compensation Expense	8,276,116	'	8,276,116	'	'
Warrants Issued	'	'	4,180,000	'	1,839,679
Warrants Issued to Employees	'	'	'	'	750,000
Warrant Exercise Price Maximum	'	'	$1.25	'	'
Warrant Expected Dividend Yield	'	'	0.00%	'	'
Warrant Volatility Minimum	'	'	90.00%	'	'
Warrant Volatility Maximum	'	'	175.00%	'	'
Warrant Risk Free Interest Rate Minimum	'	'	0.90%	'	'
Warrant Risk Free Interest Rate Maximum	'	'	1.31%	'	'
Warrant Expected Life Minimum	'	'	'1 year	'	'
Warrant Expected Life Maximum	'	'	'5 years	'	'
Warrant Expected Forfeitures	'	'	0.00%	'	'
Warrant Expense	522,328	29,968	'	'	'
Deferred Warrant Expense	0	'	0	'	'
Intrinsic Value of Warrants Outstanding	0	'	0	'	0
Intrinsic Value of Warrants Exercisable	$0	'	$0	'	$0

Note_13_Share_Based_Compensati4

Note 13: Share Based Compensation: Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Beginning Balance	80,840,000	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.09	$0.09
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	4,834,044	81,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.09	$0.10
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period	'	-160,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	$1.02
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period	-40,000	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$1.02	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance	85,634,044	80,840,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	17,286,809	16,200,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.09	$0.09

Note_13_Share_Based_Compensati5

Note 13: Share Based Compensation: Schedule of Warrant Roll Forward (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'
Warrants outstanding	5,629,306	5,289,627
Warrants Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.51	$0.50
Warrants Exercisable	5,179,306	5,289,627
Warrants Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.51	$0.50
Warrants Granted	4,180,000	1,839,679
Warrants Granted Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.10	$0.53
Warrants Forfeited	-462,500	-1,500,000
Warrants Forfeited Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.50	$0.50
Warrants outstanding	9,346,806	5,629,306
Warrants Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.33	$0.51
Warrants Exercisable	9,346,806	5,179,306
Warrants Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price	$0.33	$0.51

Note_14_Debt_Details

Note 14: Debt (Details) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

2 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Nov. 30, 2011

Oct. 31, 2011

Aug. 31, 2011

Nov. 30, 2010

Mar. 31, 2010

Jan. 31, 2010

31-May-11

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Apr. 15, 2011

Nov. 12, 2010

Details

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$3,928,773

$7,839,358

Increase (Decrease) in Amegy Line of Credit Facility

'

'

'

'

75,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amegy Line of Credit Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,232,830

'

'

5,232,830

'

'

'

'

'

Increase (Decrease) in Amegy Line of Credit

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

767,170

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain (loss) on settlement of amegy hedge

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-113,248

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase (Decrease) in First National Line of Credit Facility

'

'

'

'

461,148

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

First National Line of Credit Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

82,864

'

'

82,864

'

'

'

'

'

Long-term Debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,061,364

'

'

4,061,364

'

'

8,014,757

'

'

Increase (Decrease) in US Bank Loan Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase (Decrease) in Ford Loan Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

42,820

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Increase (Decrease) in Notes Payable, Current

836,000

'

100,000

200,000

'

'

'

735,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortization of debt discount

836,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

734,989

'

'

'

17

471,650

'

'

'

'

Gain (loss) on the conversion of convertible debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

172,118

'

'

'

'

'

April May 2011 Notes Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

25,000

'

'

25,000

'

'

'

'

'

October 2011 Notes Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10,463

'

'

10,463

'

'

'

'

'

August 2011 Notes Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

60,000

'

'

60,000

'

'

60,000

'

'

Increase (Decrease) in Notes Payable, Related Parties

'

6,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Conversion of First Miller Note

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Conversion of First Miller Note Shares

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

30,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Conversion of Second Miller Note

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Conversion of Second Miller Note Shares

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

24,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayments of Miller Notes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000

200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Miller Notes Outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,000,000

'

'

3,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

Owed To Related Party

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

393,949

'

'

393,949

'

'

423,837

'

'

Note Payable to Mike Hettinger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

135,682

'

'

135,682

'

'

'

'

'

Note Payable to Jerri Hettinger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

61,027

'

'

61,027

'

'

'

'

'

Note Payable to Mark Hettinger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

122,240

'

'

'

Note Payable to Joe Hettinger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50,000

'

'

50,000

'

'

'

'

'

Note Payable to Shareholder

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$25,000

'

'

$25,000

'

'

'

'

'

Note_14_Debt_Schedule_of_Line_1

Note 14: Debt: Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'
Amegy Bank Line of Credit	$5,232,830	$6,000,000
First National Line of Credit	82,864	225,439
Current portion - lines of credit	$5,315,694	$6,225,439

Note_14_Debt_Longterm_Debt_Det

Note 14: Debt: Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'
Loans Payable to Bank, Current	$546,887	$659,107
Other Loans Payable, Current	23,675	9,325
Notes Payable, Current	932,746	910,000
Term Debt Current Gross	1,503,308	1,578,432
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	-835,893	'
Current portion - term debt	667,415	1,578,432
Term Notes Related Party	393,949	398,838
Due to Miller Group Current	3,000,000	3,000,000
Notes payable - related parties	3,393,949	3,398,838
Loans Payable to Bank, Noncurrent	'	16,846
Other Loans Payable, Long-term, Noncurrent	'	20,641
Term Debt Long Term Portion	'	37,487
Due to Miller Group Noncurrent	'	3,000,000
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent	'	3,000,000
Long-term Debt	$4,061,364	$8,014,757

Note_15_Related_Party_Transact1

Note 15: Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Details	'	'	'
Rent Expense Related Party	'	$434,000	$176,000
Lease Termination Expense Related Party	202,000	'	'
Legal Fees	'	106,357	'
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Legal Fees Related Party	'	53,643	'
Director Fees	'	22,947	'
Director Fees Payable	352	352	'
Increase (Decrease) in Due to Other Related Parties	'	144,831	'
Due to Other Related Parties	$13,467	$13,467	'

Note_17_Hedging_and_Derivative1

Note 17: Hedging and Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Details	'	'
Increase (Decrease) in Amegy Line of Credit	$767,170	'
Realized commodity hedge gain	$52,837	$771,733

Note_18_Commitments_and_Contin1

Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012
Details	'
Monthly Delivery Commitment	$65,433
Contingent Litigation Liabilities	$274,828

Note_19_Other_Matters_Details

Note 19: Other Matters (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Details	'	'	'	'	'	'
PP&J Bond Commitment Fee	'	'	'	'	'	$750,000
Increase (Decrease) in Funds in Escrow	'	'	'	'	'	750,000
(Loss) on extinguishment of debt and liabilities	-63,746	-360,015	-4,323,581	-1,649,314	-4,856,513	'
Amortization of Deferred Loan Origination Fees, Net	'	'	'	$0	$1,975,994	'

Note_20_Subsequent_Events_Deta

Note 20: Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Nov. 15, 2012	Nov. 05, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Nov. 22, 2012	Oct. 25, 2012	Nov. 22, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012
Details	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Broadmark Assumption of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'	'	'	'	'	'	$3,000,000
Broadmark Assumption of Miller Notes Payable	'	'	'	'	'	'	3,100,000
Broadmark Assumption of Tonaquint Payable	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,775,538
Broadmark Cash Consideration	'	'	'	'	'	'	200,000
Broadmark Shares Returned by Miller	'	'	'	'	'	'	54,000,000
Chama Cash Consideration	'	'	'	'	'	'	15,000,000
Chama Shares To Be Delivered	'	'	'	'	'	'	658,289
Chama Escrow Funds	'	1,000,000	5,000,000	9,000,000	1,000,000	10,000,000	'
Chama Escrow Funds Amended	$9,000,000	$1,000,000	'	'	'	'	'